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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Hindu festival
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Maha_Shivaratri
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Parvati
lingam
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gptkbp:date
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February or March
14th night of the dark fortnight in the month of Phalguna or Maagha (Hindu calendar)
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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gptkb:Shiva
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gptkbp:frequency
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annual
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sivaratri
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gptkbp:importantFor
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spiritual growth
overcoming darkness and ignorance
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:India
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:mythology
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Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean)
marriage of Shiva and Parvati
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gptkbp:observances
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gptkb:meditation
fasting
night-long vigil
prayers
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gptkbp:observedBy
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gptkb:Hindus
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gptkbp:publicHolidayIn
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gptkb:Fiji
gptkb:Guyana
gptkb:Mauritius
gptkb:Nepal
gptkb:Suriname
gptkb:Trinidad_and_Tobago
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gptkbp:rituals
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gptkb:abhisheka_(ritual_bathing_of_Shiva_lingam)
offering bael leaves to Shiva
chanting Om Namah Shivaya
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gptkbp:significance
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gptkb:Night_of_Shiva
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Karpaga_Vinayagar_Temple
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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